Sponsorship Opportunities

Partner with Purpose

2025 World Tourism Forum: Where Knowledge Sparks Impact, From the Cape to the World
November 4–6, 2025 | Pelham House Resort, Cape Cod, MA

Tourism is evolving and rapidly transforming the places we love. Sustainability requires more than the status quo, it requires a rapid and intentional transformation of our practices.

Now in its 8th year, the World Tourism Forum is CREST’s flagship event, curated to bridge knowledge to real-world action. Co-hosted with CARE for the Cape & Islands, the 2025 Forum will convene over 150 changemakers – from global brands and researchers to local stewards and entrepreneurs – around the theme “Sustainable Transformation.” *Download our Sponsorship Packet here*

Why Sponsor?

When you sponsor the 2025 World Tourism Forum, you’re not just placing your logo – you’re joining a mission-driven network dedicated to building a better tourism future.

✓ Position your brand at the center of vital conversations on climate, culture, and community

✓ Be visible to a highly engaged, multi-disciplinary audience of global and regional stakeholders

✓ Demonstrate leadership by supporting dialogue and outcomes that extend well beyond the event

✓ Co-create experiences through integrated programming, curated workshops, and networking events

✓ Amplify your commitment to equity, regeneration, and destination stewardship

Our Audience

Last year’s Forum brought together 100+ participants from 16 countries and 22 U.S. states. Since 2017, our Forums have convened 1,600+ stakeholders representing renowned academic institutions, global think-tanks, the public sector, innovative tourism businesses, and forward-thinking destinations.

Travel Industry | Business

  • Actuality Abroad
  • Booking.com
  • Destinations International
  • DigiTraveler
  • Hilton Hotels
  • Holbrook Travel
  • Intrepid Travel
  • Lovely Little Adventures
  • Marriott International
  • MEJDI Tours
  • MMGY
  • Refuge Coffee Co.
  • Royal Caribbean Group
  • Wanderful

Academia / Multilaterals

  • Auburn University
  • Concordia University
  • Duke University
  • George Washington University
  • Harvard University
  • Johnson & Wales University
  • Princeton University
  • Purdue University
  • UNESCO
  • University of California
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of South Florida
  • University of Waterloo
  • Virginia Tech University

NGOS | CIVIL SOCIETY

  • The Carter Center
  • Cultural Heritage Partners
  • Global Family Travels
  • Interamerican Network
  • Love Without Borders
  • MLK Jr Center
  • National Center for Civil and Human Rights
  • Partnership for Southern Equity
  • Rebuild Ukraine Travel
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • The Travel Foundation
  • Tourism Cares

Government & Multilaterals

  • Autonomous Original Government Council of the Marka Tahua Aranzaya Maranzaya, Bolivia
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • City of Atlanta
  • Embassy of Grenada
  • Embassy of Iceland
  • Embassy of Mexico
  • National Park Service
  • NOAA
  • Parks Canada
  • Smithsonian Institute
  • USAID
  • USDA Forest Service
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

DMOS | Destinations

  • Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Explore Brookhaven
  • Visit Tampa Bay
  • Visit Georgia
  • Explore Georgia
  • Colorado Tourism Office
  • Arizona Office of Tourism
  • Tourism New Zealand
  • Visit Sweden
  • Visit Nuuk

Media | PR

  • Alice Marshall Public Relations
  • Chicago Public Media
  • National Geographic
  • Skift
  • Swirl Public Relations
  • The New York Times

Sponsoring the World Tourism Forum means more than just supporting a great event, it’s an opportunity to elevate your brand and co-create impact within a highly engaged, global community of changemakers.

Here’s what sponsors can expect:

  • Direct Access to 12,500+ Subscribers:
    • CREST’s targeted mailing list reaches tourism practitioners, industry leaders, academics, and policy influencers around the world.
  • Dynamic Digital Presence
    • Our LinkedIn audience of 8,500+ followers – and growing – includes decision-makers and impact-driven professionals across the tourism and sustainability sectors.
  • Global & Local Visibility
    • Past Forum attendees have come from 83 countries, including a mix of global institutions and grassroots leaders and will be locally linked through the Cape through CARE for the Cape & Islands and their expansive local network.
  • Proven Event Traffic
    • Last year, 17 sponsors each averaged 4,758 dedicated impressions on their sponsor landing pages during the event period.
  • High-Value Agenda Placement
    • The online event agenda – featuring individual sponsor activations tied to specific sessions – garnered 8,700 views in just the 3 months leading up to the Forum.

2024 World Tourism Forum Audience Breakdown

2025 Opportunities

This year, sponsors will play an even more prominent role – integrated into mainstage sessions, impactful breakout workshops, hands-on experiences, and collaborative strategy sessions aimed at producing regionally-rooted outcomes for global action. Select outcomes will precede and inform conversations at COP 30 in Brazil, helping connect Cape Cod to the global stage.

Benefits Overview

All packages include:

  • Custom brand visibility across digital, print, and in-person channels
  • Complimentary registration and VIP networking opportunities
  • Pre/post-event briefings to ensure sustained event impact.
  • Tailored partnership activations to meet your needs.
  • Opportunity to showcase your practices to a diverse group of industry, public sector, and civil society sector stakeholders.

Ready to Join Us?

We invite you to download and review our sponsorship packet in detail. Contact CREST’s Executive Director, Wes Espinosa – wespinosa@responsibletravel.org to explore sponsorship opportunities and custom-tailor your package.

DOWNLOAD SPONSORSHIP PACKET

Help us shape a tourism future that sustains the places – and people – we love.